Halong Bay, Vietnam

Day 11 - Hanoi to Halong Bay
July 16, 2008 - Halong Bay, Vietnam
Quick early breakfast with Phong in Hanoi - a drive to the Opera House for a walk past the entrance of the Sofitel Metroprole Hotel - oldest hotel in Hanoi - still use vintage Bentleys outside main gate. The streets of Hanoi just waking up - horns beeping, people sweeping sidewalks and vendors opening their shops, or having breakfast on the...
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Day 10 - Sapa to Hanoi
July 15, 2008 - Halong Bay, Vietnam
A great sleep in this mountain air - a good 10 degrees celcius cooler here than in Lao Cai nearby.  Sumptuous breakfast buffet in our hotel - (includedl) this has been one of the nicest and best hotels in Vietnam so far - so we are taking full advantage of all the amenities here - Quynh, our guide,  met us at 9 am and we started out for our 3...
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HalongBay and the serenity.
May 20, 2008 - Halong Bay, Vietnam
I have an apology to make. My last blog entry was not so kind to the Vietnamese, having been scarily harassed at the airport. But now a few days in to my Vietnam travels and I am beginning to see another side to the country and its people. I like Vietnam. Maybe I could even grow to love Vietnam. The first few days in Hanoi were spent lounging...
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Croisiere 3 jours dans la baie d'Ha Long
May 5, 2008 - Halong Bay, Vietnam
Tout d'abord pour rassurer tout le monde... Si vous avez vu aux nouvelles qu'il y a eu un cyclone au Myanmar (on vient de voir ca sur cyberpresse, ben oui ca nous arrive parfois de lire un peu les nouvelles, vive l'internet !) ben on a rien eu de special ici ! Oui oui on le sait, les canadiens c'est termine... ca vous nous couter moins cher...
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